Rubin on Legislative Resolutions

August 30, 2022

Professor Julia Sass Rubin gives her take on resolutions. She described many resolutions as akin to a lawmaker showing up at a local event — good politics.

“They are definitely a way for the Legislature to score points with constituents without needing the other legislative house to agree or the governor to sign it, and without actually changing anything, as would be the case if they passed legislation,”

New Jersey Monitor, 8/30/2022

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